Counter Punch: Mohammad and his teenage son, Omar, come from a small farming village where they grow okra. Last autumn, like hundreds of thousands of others, they were part of the swollen river of refugees whose headwaters sprang from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, where endless war has devastated society and local violence has left so many
Tolo News: A number of Afghan families, who risked their lives to get to Europe, have turned around and come home saying the move was not worth it. The message that the family has for other Afghans is don’t leave your country at any cost. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghan students are being subjected to physical abuse and discrimination in Iran, a human rights group has said citing reports. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in a report published this week further citied claims that Iranian authorities were trying to suppress such incidents. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Relatives of the family, who are mourning the death of their loved ones in Kabul, said that two of their grandchildren and their daughter-in-law died and the son, Nawroz, has sustained injuries. They urged government to bring the bodies back to Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: The country’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has said that Germany will stay in Afghanistan for providing security support as long as it is necessary but the influx of refugees be stopped. “We’re staying here as long as it’s necessary. But we also expect that the Afghan population stays here,” Maiziere said. “We want the influx
The Local (NO): Jøran Kallmyr, the state secretary at the Justice Ministry, told Aftenposten that many of the Afghan children who seek asylum in Norway don’t need protection but rather lack a care person in Afghanistan or seek a better economic future. Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV / February 2, 2016 The International Organization for Migration says the total number of the asylum seekers entering Greece on their journey to more prosperous countries in Europe topped 62,000 in January. “(It) is many, many times what we saw a year ago in the previous January,” IOM spokesman Joel Millman said on Tuesday,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 1, 2016 German Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere has promised Afghanistan financial help to help reintegrate returned migrants. Speaking during a visit to Kabul on February 1, Maiziere said most Afghans who go to Germany were not motivated by security fears but wanted a better life. He said that was “understandable”
Press TV / January 31, 2016 Around 100 black-clad masked men have taken part in a rampage against foreigners in Sweden to attack foreigners. According to Swedish police, the gang gathered in central Stockholm late on Friday where they distributed leaflets calling on people to attack refugees, RT reported on Saturday. “I was passing by and saw
Press TV / January 30, 2016 At least 33 refugees, including five children, have drowned while trying to cross the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s western coast to reach Europe. The Turkish coastguard said the refugees lost their lives on Saturday when their boat sank off the coast of Ayvacik, a town located across from the Greek island